Felt like yesterday’s Thankful Thursday post maybe ended on a bit of a down note. And since I mostly try to keep it positive around here, how about a peace offering. Recipes for a simple dinner and a dessert. Plus some chit chat about the TV shows I’ve been watching. Normally, I guess it would be dinner, dessert, and a movie. However, I’ve not had the attention span for a movie lately. Maybe later this weekend.
To start, an easy dinner recipe for you. I found this recipe in the oddest of places. Back in the spring, my hairdresser was running just a bit late (very rare) and I was glancing at the magazines. For some reason, they had a food magazine in the collection. I wish I could recall which one.
Broccolini, Chicken Sausage, and Orzo Skillet
Aside from a little sausage and vegetable chopping (oh, and garlic mincing), this is one of the easiest recipes to make. As an added bonus, every single person in my picky family likes this! In the picture above, I also used turkey sausage to double the meat. While it works with turkey sausage as well, it’s much better with the chicken sausage. 
We use regular orzo, broccoli in place of broccolini, and skip the cheese and lemon zest. It’s a good filling, one dish kind of meal.
And now for a simple dessert…
Scotcheroos
Sometimes people give my husband desserts when he’s working and this is one he brought home and then, the next day had the person text the recipe. I’d forgotten about them until recently when I spotted the grocery store bakery selling them in a clamshell. So, I decided to dig out the recipe and make a batch. They’ve been a hit! Super easy to make, we’ve been just storing them in the fridge. Funny I’d always thought they were made with Cornflakes but this recipe used Rice Krispies. 
And Now For Some TV Show Talk
What’ve you been watching lately? For me, I binged right through Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. So good, I highly recommend it. Started back catching up with The Walking Dead yesterday. It’s a scary show I can watch only in the daytime. For whatever reason, I don’t find zombies all that scary. Plus, anyone that’s seen more than an episode or two knows the zombies aren’t nearly as scary as some of the people in that show.
Last night, I was searching for something light to watch and saw the Steve Martin and Martin Short comedy special. Enjoyed that very much (if you don’t know, they are the two stars along with Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building).
Then, still searching for something that didn’t take too much effort to watch (like watching tv takes so much effort, ha!), I clicked on Kim’s Convenience. I’d read about in Simu Liu’s autobiography (he’s the star of Shang Chi, a great Marvel movie if you have Disney +) and mentioned getting his role it it. It was funny though I confess to falling asleep watching it (past my bedtime). Might be a good laundry folding show.
This weekend I’ll probably watch a bit more of the new Walking Dead episodes and maybe a Halloween movie. Any not too scary suggestions for me?
OH, MY THOSE RECIPES MADE ME SO HUNGRY… NOW IVE GOT TO GO FIX SOMETHING .. BUT IT WONT BE AS GOOD AS THAT FABULOUS SKILLET DISH OR THAT DESERT! ALSO YOUR FLOWERS ARE STILL LOOKING SO GOOD. THE DRY WEATHER WHILE WE WERE GONE IN JULY GOT MY HYDRANGEA AND EVERYTHING DRIED UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT AND KIND COMMENTS ABOUT THE TABLE DECOR. THAT IS ONE THING I REALLY ENJOY DURING THE VARIOUS SEASONS. YOU HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND! AND ENJOY THAT TASTY DINNER!!!
Thank you, I think I watered almost every day in July and got lucky the weekend we went away as it was one of the very few times it rained enough to count for something. It’s been a tough year for gardening. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far!
Hello! Thank you for the recipes! The dinner one is going on my meal plan immediately! Flynn and I are watching The Walking Dead. We are ready to start Season 11. I don’t know what I will do when it is over! Halloweentown is one of our favorite movies this time of year. Have a cozy weekend, dear friend.
I’m at the final episodes of The Walking Dead but I also watch the spinoffs and need to catch up on those as well. Fear the Walking Dead (was supposed to be a prequel) started off pretty good but I wasn’t as into it lately. There’s another one called World Beyond set after everything that’s not bad. If you want some pure zombie silliness, I loved Zombie Nation on Netflix. Goofy but good. Thank you for the Halloweentown suggestion. I watched it last night & loved it. My kind of Halloween movie. Hope you are having an amazing weekend!